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Why You Walk Into The Wisconsin Candy Company Building

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If you walk into the Wisconsin Candy Company Building, you’re likely to be assaulted by the smell of coffee beans from Ground Zero Café or empanadas from El Dorado Grill. The outside of the brick building boasts “Madison Candy Co.” in big block letters, one of the few outward hints as to the building’s long history, while a walk inside the building and down the hallway, dark floorboards creaking under your feet, provides a deeper look into the building’s history. Framed black-and-white pictures line the walls, and for a moment you feel as though you’ve stepped back in time. If you wander back into the cheerfully painted coffee shop, it’s easy to feel rather unsettled by the stark contrast between the two. How did this happen? In a time…show more content…
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